Zvezda 1/35 T-35

[Guest]

Thanks Richard. I've already seen that video as he's one of my favourites. If I can get my chipping to look even half as good as that I'll be a very happy bunny!

[Mini Me]

Here you go Andy. The area of interest is just below the tail light housing. Hope this is useful. Rick H.

[Guest]

Thanks Rick, definitely some primer there then, looks like it comes away with the paint though.

As if chipping one layer wasn't hard enough lol, I'd better go and watch Steve's tutorial again!

[Mini Me]

Bad or sloppy surface prep...war going on, that sort of thing:smiling3:

[Guest]

As if chipping one layer wasn't hard enough lol, I'd better go and watch Steve's tutorial again!

This is why I prefer painting paint chips on: you can do the primer colour first, then smaller and (mostly) inside of that with the bare metal.

[stillp]

That offhand comment now has me wondering whether these things were flame-cut, or if they used a guillotine at the time :smiling3: For some reason, flame-cutting feels very American to me.

Surely they had to be flame-cut, you'd need a hell of a powerful guillotine to cut pieces of tank armour.
Pete

[Guest]

Didn't get much time on this today as I had another scan to attend. The one where they give you an IV contrast liquid that instantly makes it feel like your whole body is on fire and gives the uncomfortable feeling that you've just wet yourself. Lovely :smiling5:

First the best picture I could get of the flame cut effect I tried. Bearing in mind the edge is around 10 x 1MM I doubt it'll ever be seen anyway.

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I've added some more details to the lower hull and reached the point of no return. Once I add the next parts I'll never be able to reach some of this again so it got a splash of black primer and a patchy coat of colour

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I also painted a few parts on the sprue that will be fitted tomorrow, like the plates that hold the side skirts, and the return rollers. You'd be hard pressed to know though as the colour is almost an exact match to the original plastic! I guess I could have just left it bare, but at least I'll know it's been done once I hide it away for ever...

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[minitnkr]

Cut looks great. PaulE

[Guest]

Thanks Paul.

[Guest]

Wheels

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And more wheels

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64 individual pieces, primed & painted with Mr Color, stuck together into their respective pairs then the tyres painted with AK 3 German Grey, which brushed very well indeed with a drop of retarder and a few drops of water.

I mentioned early on in this thread that the kit was damaged when I received it. One of the spindles for holding the return rollers was missing completely, so I made a near enough replacement from some 1mm rod & 2mm tube. It's a bit of a sloppy fit in the wheel but a blob of glue would see that right.

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With the rollers in place I could then add these plates and the frame structure that will hold the side skirts. It was a bit like juggling spaghetti to get the 6 wheels, 3 plates and the frame into line all in one go, but it all seems pretty square now.

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I also put the bogies together. These parts were all pre-painted on the sprue so there's a bit of cleaning and touching up to do once the glue sets. Spring units were primed in black and their ends sprayed with MrC. I mixed up a rusty colour from the few AK 3 colours I have and dry brushed it onto the springs, then painted their separating collar in green (Vallejo, so needs another coat). Apart from touching up the sprue scars I think they look quite nice, even close up. Pity they'll be virtually hidden behind the skirts but they'll get a bit of weathering once fitted.

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[scottie3158]

Andy,
Very nice neat work mate.

[Guest]

Thanks Paul.

Hoping to get the bogies fitted tomorrow. One is going to be a pain as it's D shaped locating pin is missing (I keep finding more and more damaged parts) but if I put it in the middle I can line it up with the ones either side of it hopefully.

[Mini Me]

Steady as she goes mate.

[Guest]

Those bogies look well done, shame they’ll go behind the side skirts.

[adt70hk]

Andy

Sorry for being behind on this. Great work so far. That was a lot of wheels!!!

Keep up the good work.

Andrew